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EP 1 874 229 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 09.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/02 (21) Application number: 06748593.8 (22) Date of filing: 23.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/010587 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/107608 (12.10.2006 Gazette 2006/41)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 05.04.2005 US 668457 P (71) Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (US)	(72) Inventor: CHO, Junghwa San Francisco, California 94105 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann, Gerd Heinrich et al Zimmermann & Partner, P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)